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JOHN LLOYD MOKAT, OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, NORTH CAROLINA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,851, datedSeptember 8, 1896. Application filed June 26, 1895. Serial No. 554,111.(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN LLOYD MOKAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kings Mountain, in the county of Cleveland and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented a new and useful Loom, of which thefollog:

ing is a specification.

This invention relates to looms; and it has for its object to effectcertain improvements in that class of looms known as needlelooms,whereby simple and efficient means shall be provided for weaving thecloth in such a manner as to save both time and labor.

To this end the main and primary object of the present invention is toprovide certain new and useful improvements for carrying out a mode ofweaving that insures not only a quick weaving of theoloth, but alsoinvolves less attention to theloom than is ordinarily required.

With these and other objects in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the ina detail sectional view on the line 7 7 of Fig.

vention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation, partly in section,'of aloom equipped with the herein described improvements. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional .view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig; 3 is top planview of the construction illustrated. in 'Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail inperspective'of the needle-shuttle. Fig. 5 is a central longitudinalsectional view of the needle-shuttle. Fig. 6 is a detail in perspectiveof the selvage-shuttle. Fig. 7 is 1. Fig. 8 is a detail in perspectiveof the rear movable shuttle-box for the selv'age-shuttle. Fig. 9 is acentral longitudinal sectional view of the construction shown in Fig. 8.Fig.

10 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the ,manner in which the loop ofthe weft-thread is caught by the side loop-holding thread.

Fig. 11 is a detail sectional View on the line 11 ll of Fig. 3, lookingtoward the threadpan side ofthe machine and omitting certain parts,so'as to clearly illustrate the connection between the main and falsebattens. Fig. 12 is a similar view, also on the line 11 11 of Fig. 3,looking in an opposite direction to the view illustrated in Fig. 11.Fig. 13 is a detail in perspective, showing clearly the threads of theloop of the weft when it is carried through the shed of the warp andalso the corresponding angle'formed between the main and false battenswhen the same have reached the limit of their backward beats or strokes.Fig. 16 is a diagrammatic sectional view illustrating the engagement ofthe-slayplate of the false batten with the lower thread of theweft-loop, so as to force such thread up into place in the warp inadvance of the other thread of the loop which is carried up by the slayof the main batten. I r

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 designates a part of the mainframe of a loom, within which is arranged to work the usual swingingbatten 2, that is moved back and forth by means of the pitmen 3,connected with the batten and also with the cranks 4 of thefcrank-shaft5, journaled within the frame 1 and carrying upon its oppositeextremities the belt-wheels 6, one of which beltwheels receives the belt7, that is driven from the belt-wheel 8 from one end of a driveshaft 9,journaled in the frame below the shaft 5, and carrying upon the endopposite the wheel 8 the belt wheel or pulley 10, that receives the beltfor transmitting motion to the working parts of the machine. The gearingconnections just described are simply those connections that arenecessary to illustrate the working of the parts employed in connectionwith the herein-described improvements. 1 v

The batten 2 carries the usual reed 11, and is provided at its oppositeends with the end shuttle-boxes 12, that are adapted to receive thereinthe needle-shuttle 13, which carries the weft-thread through the shedformed by the crossed warp-threads, which are crossed and recrossed inthe usual manner by means of the ordinary harness. (Not shown.) The endshuttle-boxes 12 of the batten are provided at their opposite innersides with the reversely disposed bowed shuttle holdin g TOO springs 13between which the needle-shuttle is forced and is firmly held in placebefore being started on its way toward either end of the batten, and thesaid needle-shuttle is -driven across the batten and through the shed bymeans of the ordinary picker-sticks 14, the upper ends of which work inthe slots 15, formed in the ends of the batten, and which picker-sticksare oscillated by the ordinary picker mechanism.

In the present invention the needle-shuttle consists of a solid bodypointed at both ends, as at 14, so that the same will readily enter theshed of the warp in being started on its travel toward either end of thebatten, and on its upper side the said needle-shuttle is provided with alongitudinal thread-groove 15,leading from one end of the shuttle-bodyto an intermediate point, where it communicates with a thread-eye 16,that opens into an enlarged thread-recess 17, form ed in the lower sideof the shuttle-body. The said threadrecess 17 communicates with thebottom thread-grooves 18, formed in the lower or bottom side of theshuttle-body and extending from the recess 17 to the extreme ends of theshuttle-body to receive therein the lower portion of the weft-thread 19as the needle-shuttle is moved back and forth through the shed of thewarp. It will be understood by reference to Fig. 5 of the drawings thaton its forward movement the needle-shuttle 13 will carry the weft orwoof thread in a loop through the shed of the warp, thereby weaving twoweft or woof threads in each cross of the warp instead of one, as in theordinary method of weaving. In this movement of the needle shuttle aportion of the weft-thread will lie in the thread-groove 15, and aportion will also lie in the bottom thread-groove 18,1eading toward therear end of the shuttle-body, and on the reverse movement, when theneedie-shuttle travels back on the upper strand of the weft, the lowerstrand of the weft will lie in the short thread-groove 18, leading fromthe recess 17 toward the'front end of the neodie-shuttle.

The needle-shuttle 13 is provided near one end and within the upperthread-groove 15 with a threading-eye 20, through which the thread 19 isthreaded before being passed through the main eye 16 of the shuttle, andthe eye 20 provides for holding the weftthread properly thread ed in theneedle-shuttle, so that the said shuttle will carry the weft or woofthread evenly through the warp. The weft-thread 19 is evenly distributedor paid out to the needle-shuttle 13 by means of the revolvingthread-pan 21. The thread-pan 21 is supported in a horizontal positionand is provided with a centrally-perforated depending collar 22, mountedfor rotation in the bearing-support 23, secured at one side of the frame1 of the loom, and at its lower end the depending collar 22 of saidthread-pan is provided with a pulley 24, over which is passed oneportion of an operating-belt 25, that leads of a pair of feed-rollers38.

in a horizontal direction from the pulley 24, and the separate portionsof which belt pass over the idler-pulleys 26, suitably mounted withinthe frame of the machine at one side thereof. Below the idler-pulleys 26the belt 25 passes over a drive-pulley 27, mounted-on the crank-shaft 5near one end thereof, thus completing a drive connection for impartingrotation to the thread-pan 21.

The thread-pan 21 is provided with a peripheral upturned flange 28,inside of which flange is coiled sufficient of the weft or woof threadto supply the demand of the needleshuttle during each complete throwthereof. The thread-pan revolves just fast enough to coil within theflange thereof, without kinking, a sufficient number of convolutions ofthe weft-thread to supply the needle-shuttle, as already stated, andthis coiling of the weft-thread within the weft-pan, to prevent tanglingor kinking thereof, is positively insured by means of the conicalpan-cover 29. The conical pan-cover 29 is arranged directly over thethread-pan 21 and is properly supported in position from its apex, as at30, by means of a swinging bracket 31, pivotally connected, as at 32, toopposite sides of an upright bearing-frame 33, supported on one side ofthe main frame of the loom. The bracket 31, by means of its pivotalsupport, allows the cover 29 for the thread-pan to be readily lifted upout of the way when it is necessary to thread the weft through thecollar of the thread-pan, or for any other purpose, and the said conicalpan-cover 29 is provided at its lower edge with a vertically-disposedflange 34, that lies within the threadpan a sufiicient distance from theflange 28 thereof, so as to cause the weft-thread to coil within thethread-pan as the latter revolves, and at the same time the thread-pancover acts in the capacity of a protector for the weft-thread within thethread-pan.

The weft-thread is guided into the space between the flanges 28 and 34by means of the inclined tubular thread-guide 36, properly supported inposition above and at one side of the thread-pan by means of thebracketarm 37, attached to the upright bearingframe The thread is fedinto the upper end of the tubular thread-guide 36 by means Thefeed-rollers 38 are arranged one above the other within thebearing-frame 33, and the spindle extremities 39 of said rollers arejournaled in the opposite vertically-distmsed bearing-slots 40, formedin opposite sides of the frame 33 and communicating at their upper endswith openings 41, that provide convenient means for readily removing orreplacing the said feed-rollers. The lower of said feed-rollers 38 hasmounted on one spindle extremity the belt-wheel 42, over which passesthe upper portion of the belt 43, that is driven from the belt-wheel 6at one end of the crank-shaft 5, and provides means for transmitting apositive motion to the lower feed-roll, so that the through the centralcombined bearing and thread-collar thereof. passes between thefeed-rollers 38 is drawn The weft-thread that by said rollers from thespool 44, mounted within the upper end of the frame 33, and the spindleextremities 45 of which spool are removably fitted in thebearing-notches 46,

formed in opposite sides of the frame 33 at the upper extremity thereof,and at this point it will be noted that by reason of feeding theweft-thread to the main needle-shuttle from a spool a constant refillingof a shuttle is rendered unnecessary, as in the ordinary looms, becausethe spool 44 may carry 7 sufficient thread to run the loom constantlyany desired number of hours without stopping.

The batten 2 has adjustably fitted to the front side thereof, near oneend, a substan tially rectangular shuttle-box 47, the adjustment of saidbox being longitudinally of the batten, so that the box can be properlyadjusted, according to thewidth of the cloth that is being woven. Theadjustment of the box 47 may be conveniently secured by the employmentof screws or bolts'47, passed through the flange 47? atone end ofthe box47 and engaging in any of a series of openings 47, formed in the batten.The front shuttle-box 47, that is fitted to the, front side ofthebatten'near one end, is provided at opposite inner sideswithoppositelydisposed shuttle-holding springs 48, between which isadapted to be forced and held in position within the front shuttle-box aselvage shuttle 49, that has a travel at direct right angles to theneedle-shuttle and directly adjacent to the edge of thewarp opposite thethreadfeeding mechanism for the needle-shuttle. The 'saidselvage-shuttle49 consists, essentially, of an elliptically-shaped body provided withan enlarged spindleblock 50 at one end, and to which spindle block isfitted the thread-spindle5l, that carries the loop-holding thread 52,that is adaptedto bepassed through the loop of the weft or woof at oneside edge of vthe warp. The said selvageshuttle 49 is further providedwith the opposite reversely-disposed bowed spring-tension arms .52?,that ,are extended from opposite sides of they spindle-block 50 directlyover the main body of the shuttle. The vsaid spring-tension arms ,52 arealso c'onvergently V disposed and are provided beyond oneend of thespindle 51 with the abutting flat claspflanges 53,-between which passes.theloopholdingthread 52. as it leaves the threadspindle, and whichflanges also serve tohold the said loop-holding thread perfectly tautwhile the needle-shuttle is returning to its initial starting-point, sothat the loop of the weft may be properly held bysaid loop holdingthread until the slay of the batten has forced or driven the two weft orWoof threads properly in place between'the warp-threads.

The selvage-shuttle 49 is adapted to be engaged at one end by thestrike-pin 55 at one end of the bell-crank hammer 56. The strikepin 55of the hammer 56 is adapted to work j ustably secured to the front sideof the batten 2, adjacent to the box 47, and it will of course beunderstood that the said shuttlehaminer 56 will have an adjustmentcorresponding to the box 47, so that these parts will'always maintain aproper relative position. The hammer 56 is adjustedby adjusting thepivot-plate 57, which is conveniently attached to the batten by means ofa screw or bolt 57 passed through a flange of the pivotplate andengaging in any of a series of perforations 57, formed in the batten.The pin 55 at one end of the hammer 56 is normally held out of the box47 by means of the spring 58, secured to the front side of the battenand pressing against one side of said hammer. 7 At one side of its pivotthe hammer 56 is provided with a curved contact end 59, that is disposedwithin one of the' end shuttleboxes 12 of the batten and is adapted tobe en gaged by the needle-shuttle when such shuttle is thrown into thesaid shuttle-box, and in this movement of the needle shuttle the curvedcontact end of the hammer will be forced outward, thereby imparting asharp inward movement to the strike-pin, 55, which will forcibly strikeagainst one end of the selvage-shuttle 49 and will driveth'e saidselvage -shuttle out of the box 47 transversely across the batten 2'andinto the movable rear shuttle-box 60,. arranged in rear of and in directalinement with the front shuttle-box 47. The said rear shuttle-box 60isarranged in rear of the batten 2, and is supported in a proper positionto provide for the proper movement of the selvage-shuttle 49, and thesaid rear shuttle box 60 is" essentially rectangularin shape and is openat its front "end to receive and eject the selvage-shuttle. The oppositesides of the rear shuttle-box 60 are provided withthe flared front ends61, that 62, that press against the opposite sides of theselva'ge-jshuttle 49 to'provide for, properly holding the same Withinthe box 60. The movable shuttle-box 60 is supported to slide ,within'astationary rectangular casing 63, that is 'adjustably supported withinthe frame 1,

adjacent to oneside thereof, bymeans of the' I,

sectional adjustable supporting-arms 64, suitably attached to the casing3 and also toone side of the machine-frame, said supportingarms 64having their separate members adjustably fastened together by means ofthe screws 64.

The movable shuttle-box 60 has fitted to the rear closed end thereof aslide-rod 65, that works through the guide-opening 66, formed in one endof'the casing 63, and a spring 67 is coiled on the rod 65 between therear end of the box 60 and one end of the casing 63 to provide fornormally moving the box 60 in a forward direction to provide forthrowing the selvageshuttle from the rear shuttle-box across the battenand into the front shuttleat one end of the spring trip-wire 70. springtrip-wire 70 is secured fast at one end,

as at 71, to the under side of the stationary casing 63 and is providedwith an inclined portion 7 2, against which works the trip-pin 73,projected from one side of one of the pitmen 3 and providing convenientmeans for automatically lifting up the free end of the wire 70 anddisengaging the catch-hook 69 thereof from the catch-notch 01"; the rod65, thereby releasing the box 60, so that the same will be thrownsharply forward under the influence of the spring 67. The forwardmovement of the box is arrested by the stop enlargement 74, formed onthe rear end of the slide-rod 65.

Referring more particularly to the operation of the two shuttles, itwill be assumed that the batten is at the point where it ends itsforward movement to force up the weft or woof thread into the warp. Whenthe batten is at this point, the needle-shuttle is within theshuttle-box adjacent to the feeding mechanism for the needle-shuttle,and the selvageshuttle 49 is located within the rear shuttlebox 60, inwhich shuttle-box the selvage-shuttle is always at rest when the battenis drawn to the front. Vith the two shuttles positioned as just statedthe batten moves backward to the point to which the rear shuttle-box 60would extend when released, and when the batten has reached this pointthe trip-pin 73 will cause the catch-hook 69 to be disengaged from therod 65, so that the said rear shuttlebox 60 will shoot forward until itcomes in contact with the rear side of the rearwardlymoving batten. Thismovement of the shuttle-box 6O throws the selvage-shuttle 49 across thebatten and into the front shuttle-box 47. At the very moment the rearbox 60 for the selvage-shuttle strikes the rearwardly-moving batten theneedle-shuttle 13 is driven through the shed of the warp and carries aloop of the Weft or woof thread through the shed,thereby causing twoweft or woof threads to be placed in the warp at one time. In thismovement of the needle-shuttle the same comes in contact with the end 59of the hammer 56 and causes the selvage-shuttle 49 to be immediatelydriven back into the rear shuttle-box 60, and in this movement it willbe understood that the loop-holding thread 52 will be carried throughthe loop formed between the upper and lower strands of the weft or woofthread 19. It will be understood that the free end of the loop-holdingthread 52 has been previously fastened in the box 47, or at some otherconvenient point at the front side of the batten, before the loom isstarted, and therefore when the selvageshuttle has been driven throughthe loop of the weft and into the rear shuttle-box 60 it will also beunderstood that the loop-holding thread 52 will be held taut and willtherefore hold the loop of the weft while the needle-f through the loopof the weft-thread the needle-shuttle is immediately driven back to itsinitial starting-point through the same cross of the Warp, and thereforeit will be seen that the needle-shuttle carries its thread into the warpfrom one side of the loom only, and after the needle-shuttle hasreturned to its starting-point the harness of the loom will have madeanother cross of the warp for'the needle-shuttle to repeat the operationalready described.

The two throws of the needle-shuttle and the selvage-shuttles occurWhile the batten is moving rearwardly, and after the selvageshuttle hasbeen thrown back into the box 60, after having been ejected therefrom,it will be obvious that the continued backward movement of the battenwill force the box 60 back within the casing 63 until the catchhook 69automatically springs into engagement with the notch 68, and therebylocks the rear shuttle-box 60 in its retracted position, ready foranother throw forward immediately before the needle-shuttle is movedthrough the shed from its starting-point.

As the weft or filling thread is carried through the shed of the warp bythe needleshuttle 13 the two threads of the loop of the weft arenecessarily disposed at an angle to each other, inasmuch as the mainbatten is on its backward beat or stroke when the loop is carriedthrough the shed of the warp The angle formed between the two threads ofthe weft-loop is very plainlyillustrated in Fig. 15 of the drawings, andin this connection it will be obvious that in order to make smooth andeven cloth it is necessary to force the lower thread of the loop intoplace between the crossed warp-threads in advance of the upper thread ofthe loop, which is carried into place by the slay of the main batten.Otherwise both threads of theloop would be packed into place at the sametime by the main batten and would produce rough and uneven cloth. Tosecure the desired result, a false IIO ' dle-sh uttle.

or supplemental horizontally-swinging bat- -1, and at one extremity thesaid false batten 76 isprovided with a squared spindle 78, whichhas aslidingfit in the slide-opening 79, formed in the upper end of a shortpivotpost 80. The short pivot-post 80 is provided at its lower end witha reduced pivot-stud 81, that loosely fits in the socket 82, formed inthe upper end of a supporting-block S3, suitably fastened on the sameside of the frame as the thread-feeding mechanism for the nee- Theconstruction just described provides a pivotal support for one end ofthe false batten 76, so as to leave the other end of the false battenfree to swing back and forth in the space between the main batten andthe breast-beam 77 during the operation of the loom.

The false batten 76 is provided adjacent to its pivotal support with ashort spring-section 84, illustrated as consisting of a short spiral orcoiled spring, and this spring-section 84 is designed to work under thebeveled inner'end 85 of a shortstationary depressorarm 86, fastened atits outer end to the breastbeam 77, near one end thereof, and extendinginwardly, so as to lie in the path of movement of the spring-section 8iof t-hebatten 76, in order to provide means for depressing the free orunpivoted end of the batten after the lower thread of the weft-loop hasbeen forced up into place, as will be more particularly re ferred to. Atits free or unpivoted end the false batten 7 6 is provided with thestraight angled extension 87, which has fitted on the extremity thereofasegmental slide-button 88, having a lower rounded side 89. Thesegmental slide-button 88, which is fitted on-the free or unpivotedextremity of thefalse bat ten, is arranged to work in the grooves of thegrooved guide-block 90, located at the side of the frame 1, opposite thepivotally-supported end of the false batten. The grooved guideblock maybe either an integral or separate part of the frame 1, and is providedin its inner sidewith the upper and lower guidegrooves 91 and 92,respectively,'which communicate with eachother at both ends of theguide-block, and which are separated by means of adividing-strip 93. Thedividing strip 93 is secured fast only at one end, as at 94, in thegrooved sideof the'guide-block 90, thereby leaving the other end of thestrip free to swing up and down under the adjusting influence of theslide-button 88 as the same travels in the grooves 91 and 92, and thesaid slide-button 88 is properly retained in position in the saidgrooves by means of a retaining strip or flange 05, secured to the innerface of the guide-block 90 and slightly overhanging the edges of thegrooves therein.

The false batten 76 has fitted on theupper side thereof a slay-plate 96.The slay-plate 96 is adjustably connected at both ends, as at 97, withthe batten 76, in order that the said plate can be properly adjusted tosuit the position of the Warp-threads and thereby allow the teeth of theslay-plate 96 to work between said threads Without disarrangin g them.At its inner edge the slay-plate 96 is provided with a series of shortupturned teeth 98, which are arranged sufficiently close to correspondwith every other reed in the slay 11, carried by the main batten, andthe teeth 98 are formed perfectly straight or square, so as to beadapted to pass up between the warpthreads sufficiently far to catch andcarry the lower thread of the weft-loop with each forward movement ofthe false batten 76. forward movement of the false batten 76 is impartedthereto by means of the retractile spring 99, secured at one end to thefront side of the batten 76 at an intermediate point,

and at its other end to the breast-beam 77 of the loom-frame. Thebackward movement of the false batten 76 is given thereto by themovement of the main batten 2, which has a detachable connection withsaid false batten, which connection will now be described.

The straight angled extension 87, at the free end of the batten 76, isprovided with an upwardly-disposed catch-pin 100, that is adapted to beengaged by the shoulder 101 of the shouldered catch-lever 102. The lever102 is pivoted at an intermediate point, as at 103, to the under side ofthe main batten 2,

near one end thereof, and the shouldered end 101 projects beyond thefront edge of the batten 2, so as to readily engage with the catchpin ofthe false batten 7 6. the lever 102, opposite its shouldered or hookedextremity 101, has pivotally connected thereto, as at 104, one end of atrip-lever 105. The trip-lever is also arranged under one end of themain batten 2, and is provided at an intermediate point with an inclinedslot 106, which slides over a stationary pin 107, secured in the batten2. Opposite the pivotal connection 104 the lever 105 is provided with arounded extremity 108,which projects across the lower side of the slot15, at one end of the main batten 2, and directly in the path of thepicker-stick 14, working in such slot, to provide means for disengagingthe catch-lever 102 from the catch-pin 100 at the proper time.

Assuming both of the battens 2 and 76 to be drawn to the limit of theirforward movement, the catch-lever 102, carried by the main batten, willbe engaged with the catch-pin 100 of the false batten 76, so that thetwo battens will be locked together. As the main batten now starts onits backward stroke, the free or unpivoted end of the false batten willbe carried backward with the main batten, thereby causing the twobattens to assume an angle with respect to each other which correspondsto the angle formed between the two threads of the weft-loop which iscarried through the shed of the warp. In this movement of the falsebatten the slide-button 88, at the free This 7 The end of I extremitythereof, travels in the lower guidegroove 92 of the block 90, whichguide-groove serves to depress the false batten sufficiently far so thatthe slay-teeth 98 will entirely clear the warp and the weft threadtherein, so as to obviate the possibility of the teeth 98 engaging withany thread except at the proper time. After the loop of the weft-threadhas been carried through the shed of the warp by the needle-shuttle theslide-button 88 will have reached one end of the lower guidegroove 92,and in passing the unfastened end of the dividing-strip 93 the button 88forces said unfastened end of the strip 93 upward, so as to allow thebutton to pass into the space beyond the unfastened end of the strip 93,which thereupon immediately assumes its normal position, so as toprevent the button 88 from returning in the lower groove 02, and causesthe same to ride forward in the upper groove 91, which elevates thebatten 7 6 sufficiently far so as to carry the teeth 98 in between thewarp-threads and behind the lower thread of the loop which has beencarried through the shed of the warp. However, the forward movement ofthe false batten 76 does not occur until the moment when thepickerstick, at one end of the main batten, strikes the needle-shuttleto drive the same back on the top or upper thread of the loop to itshome-base or initial starting-point.

At the moment one of the picker-sticks moves in the direction to returnthe needleshuttle to its home base the said pickerstick moves againstthe rounded extremity 108 of the lever 105 and forces the said lever toone side of the slot 15, and therebymoves the lever 102 on its pivot103, so as to disengage the shoulder 101 from the catch-pin 100 of thefalse batten. This operation immediately releases the false batten fromthe main batten, and the retractile spring 99 sharply draws the falsebatten to the front. In this forward movement of the false batten, justas the same is released from the main batten, the button 88 immediatelyrides into the upper guide-groove 91 and thereby elevates the falsebatten, so as to carry the teeth 98 up between the warp-threads andbehind the lower thread of the weft-loop, and the continued forwardmovement of the false batten, under the influence of the spring 99,causes the lower thread of the weft-loop to be forced up into placebetween the warp-threads in advance of the upper thread of the loop,which is forced into place by the slay 11 of the main batten. WVhen thefalse batten reaches the position which is necessary to carry the lowerthread of the weft-loop properly into place between the warp-threads,the spring-section 84 of the false batten becomes depressed by thebeveled end 85 of the arm 86 and causes the button 88 to drop from theupper groove 91 to the lower groove 92 at the forward ends of suchgrooves, whereby the false batten will be lowered, so as to disengagethe teeth 98 from the threads, and also so as to be brought to aposition out of the way of the main batten, which forces the second orupper thread of the weft-loop into place between the crossedwarp-threads. The false batten reaches its forward limit of movement inadvance of the time when the needleshuttle reaches its home-base fromthe stroke of the picker-stick which released the false batten, and onaccount of this operation the needle-shuttle on its return movement hasonly to tighten and hold but the one upper thread of the loop untildriven in place by the slayof the main batten. When the false batten hasdriven its thread in place and has been disengaged therefrom by themeans described, the main batten will have reached its forwardlimit ofmovement in carrying the second thread of the loop in place, and theshouldered end of the catch-lever 102 will have become automaticallyengaged with the catch-pin 100 of the false batten, so that both battenswill be ready again for the backward stroke or beat together. Theautomatic engagement of the catch-lever 102 with the pin 100 is effectedby means of aspring 109, arranged on the under side of the main batten 2and bearing at its free end against one end of the lever 102 at thepivotal connection 104.

From the above it is thought that the construction, operation, and manyadvantages of the herein-described loom will be readily apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that changes in the form, proportion, and the minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the principleor sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a loom, the combination with the batten; of a needle-shuttleworking on the batten, means for actuating the needle-shuttle, arevolving thread-distributing pan supported over one end of the battenand adapted to coil a quantity of thread therein, means for rotatingsaid pan, a thread-spool, means for positively feeding the thread tosaid threadpan, and a selvage-shuttle carrying a thread for holding theloop of the weft or woof thread, substantially as set forth.

2. In a loom, the combination with the batten; of the needle-shuttleworking on the batten, means for actuating the needle-shut tle, arevolving thread-pan supported horizontally above one end of the battenand provided with a peripheral upturned flange and a perforated centralcollar to guide the thread to the needle-shuttle, means for rotatingsaid pan, a thread-spool, and means for positively feeding the thread tosaid thread-pan, substantially as set forth.

3. In a loom, the batten, the needle-shuttle working on the batten,means for actuating the needle shuttle, a horizontal revolvingthread-pan supported to rotate above one end IIO of the batten andprovided with a peripheral upturned flange and a perforated centralcollar to guide the thread to the needle-shuttle, means for rotatingsaid pan, a conical pancover supported above the'thread-pan and providedat its lower edge with a verticallydisposed flange disposed Within thecircle of the flange of the thread-pan, a thread-spool, andthread-feedin g rollers feeding a regulated supply ofthread to saidrevolving threadpan, substantially as set forth.

at. In a loom, the combination with the bat ten; of the needle-shuttleWorking on the batthe flange of the thread-pan and the cover therefor,and thread-feeding rollers for positively feeding a regulated supply ofthread to the revolving thread-pan, substantially as set forth.

- 5. In a loom, the batten, the needle-shuttle working on the batten,means for actuating the needle-shuttle, a revolving thread-distributingpan arranged over one end of the batten and adapted to coil a quantityof thread therein, said pan having a central threadopening, means forrotating said pan, a threadspool, and a pair of superposed feed-rollersarranged under said thread-spool and adapted to have the thread passtherebetween, and means for positivelyimparting motion to one of saidfeed-rollers, substantially as set forth.

.6. In a loom, the combination with the batten, the needle-shuttleworking thereon and means for actuating the needle-shuttle; of a frontshuttle-box rigidly attached to the front side of the batten so as to becarried therewith, a rear shuttle-box supported in a stationary positionin rear of the batten in alinement with the front shuttle-box carriedthereby, a selvage-thread-carryin g shuttle working in a straight linebetween the front and rear shuttle-boxes and in a plane above the top ofthe batten, and means for driving the selvageshuttle out of oneshuttle-box into the other and transversely across the top of thebatten, substantiallyas set forth.

7. In a loom, the combination with the batten, a needle-shuttletraveling from end to end of the batten and means for actuating theneedle-shuttle; of a front shuttle-box attached to the front side of thebatten, a rear shuttle-box supported in rear of the batten in directalinement with the front shuttle-box means for sharply forcing the rearshuttlebox in a forward direction, a selvage-threadcarrying shuttle, andmeans for driving said selvageshuttle from the front to the rearshuttle-box, substantially as set forth.

8. In a loom, the combination with the batten, a needle-shuttletraveling from end to end thereof and means for actuating theneedle-shuttle of a front shuttle-box attached to the front side of thebatten, a rear shuttle-box supported in rear of the batten in directalinement with the front shuttle-box, a ,selvagethread-carrying shuttle,a bell-crank-shuttle hammer pivotally supported at the front side of thebatten and provided atone end with a strike-pin working in one end ofthe front shuttle-box,- said bell-crank-shuttle hammer being-provided atthe end opposite its strikepin with a curved contact end disposeddirectly over the batten and adapted to be engaged against by theneedle-shuttle, and means for throwing the selvage-shuttle from the rearshuttle-box into the front shuttleboX, substantially as set forth In aloom, the combination with the batten, and the operating connections forthe batten having a trip-pin; of the needle shuttle working on thebatten from end to end thereof, means for actuating the needle-shuttle,a front shuttle-box attached to the front side of the batten near oneend, a stationary rectangular casing supported in rear of the batten inalinement with said front shuttle-box, a spring-actuated rearshuttle-box sliding in said stationary casing, a catch device for saidspring-actuated rear shuttleboX, said catch device I being adapted to beengaged by said trip-pin to release the rear shuttle-boX,theselvage-thread-carrying shuttle adapted to travel between said front andrear shuttle-boxes, and means for driving the selvage-shuttle from thefront to the springactuated rear shuttle-box, substantially as setforth.

10. A needle-shuttle for looms consisting of a solid body pointed atboth ends and provided in its upper side with a longitudinalthreadgroove leading from one end to an intermediate point, an enlargedthread-recess formed in its lower side, bottom thread-grooves leadingfrom each end to said thread-recess, and a thread-eye communicating withsaid threadrecess and one end of the upper longitudinal thread-grooves,substantially as set forth.

11. In a loom the combination of the main batten a needle-shuttletraveling on the main batten to carry the weft-thread through the shedin a'loop, means for actuating the needle-shuttle a false battenpivotally supported at one end at one side of the main batten andcarrying a toothed slay plate, means for swinging the free end of thefalse batten, and separate means for raising and lowering the falsebatten to engage and disengage the teeth of the slay-plate with one ofthe threads of the looped weft, substantially as set forth.

12. In a loom, the combination of the main batten, a needle-shuttletraveling on the main batten, means for actuating the needle-shut- IIOtle a false batten pivotally supported at one end in front of the mainbatten and carrying a toothed slay-plate, a combined lock and releasingdevice connecting the unpivoted end of the false batten with the mainbatten, and means for automaticallyraising and lowering the falsebatten, substantially as set forth.

13. In a loom, the combination of the main batten,'a needle-shuttletraveling on the main batten to carry the weft-thread through the shedin a loop, means for actuating the needleshuttle a swinging false battenarranged in front of the main batten and carrying a toothed slay-plateadapted to engage with one of the threads of the loop to drive suchthread in place between the warp-threads in advance of the other threadof the loop forced in to place by the main batten and means for raisingand lowering said false batten, substantially as set forth.

14. In a loom the combination of the main batten, a needle-shuttletraveling on the main batten, means for actuating the needle-shuttle afalse batten pivotally supported at one end in front ofthe main battenand carrying a toothed slay-plate, an automatically-operating combinedlocking and releasing device connecting the unpivoted end of the falsebatten with the main batten, and a guide for holding'the false battendepressed in its back ward movement and elevated in its forwardmovement, substantially as set forth.

15. In a loom, the combination of the frame provided at one side with aguide-block having in its inner side upper and lower guidegroovescommunicating with each other at both ends of the guide-block, the mainbatten arranged to swing within the frame, a need1e-shuttle traveling onthe main batten, means for actuating the needle-shu ttle a false battenpivotally supported at one extremity at one side of the frame andprovided at its opposite free end with a slide-button traveling in theupper and lower grooves of the guide-block, and near its pivoted endwith a short spring-section, a short stationary depressor-arm extendedinward from the front of the frame and provided with an inner beveledend lying in the path of movement of the spring-section. of the falsebatten, a toothed slay-plate ad justably fitted on the false batten, aretractile spring connected with the false batten and the front of theframe, an d a combined lock and releasing device connecting theunpivoted end of the false batten with the main batten, substantially asset forth.

16. In a loom, the combination with the main batten provided at its endswith pickerstick slots, and the picker-sticks working in said slots; ofa needle-shuttle traveling on the main batten, a false batten pivotallysupported near one end in front of the main batten and carrying atoothed slay-plate, said false batten also having at its free endanupwardlydisposed catch-pin, a spring connected with the false battentoimpart thereto its forward thrust, means for automatically raising andlowering the false batten, a springadjusted shouldered catch -leverpivotally mounted on the under side of the main batten near one end andadapted to engage with the catch-pin of the false batten, a stationarypin fitted to the under side of the main batten at one side of one ofthe picker-stick slots, and a trip-lever pivotally connected at one endto one end of the catch-lever and provided at an intermediate point withan inclined slot working over said stationary pin, said trip-lever beingfurther provided opposite its pivoted end witha rounded extremitynormally projected across the lower side of one of the picker-stickslots in the path of the picker-sticks working in said slots,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LLOYD MOKAY.

\Vitnesses:

B. R. WILLIFORD, WV. H. Brown.

